The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-08-12

In the fish catch OF wednesday,
the 3rd inst, delivered at the can.
ming factory of Capt. John Foster
was the boss saw fish of the season.
1t weighed over 600 pounds and
had a saw of 81 feet in length aud
48 teeth, the body being about 10
feet in length. 1t vas a female and
yielded a quantity of golden eggs.
DR.. l.. A. Thurber, dental sur
geon, will visit Scranton on profess
sional business, on Thursday, 18th
inst, and remain until the Goth.
His Office will BE at DIR. w. A. COx's
drugstore. Those needing any den
tai work bear this in mind.
Nothing has yet been heard OF
the fishing smack Emma B., Capt.
Joe Fish, which goes TO confirm the
belief that the vessel and crew are
lost. Our people will indeed regret
the sad misfortune. Capt. Fish
was we'll known aud highly respect.
ed here. He was a young man of
fine character and good habits, and
his succeS as a fisherman was tar
above the average.
Drink keystone Rye Whiskey,
a pure, unadnlterated whiskey, free
from headaches. Only $L.5O per
gallon. Also FreepOrt Rye, four
years old, the best % whlskey in
the United States. Sold only by
Graft s. Co., 70 and II .0auphin
street, Mobile, Ala, sole agents.
The knights of Labor would
confer a favor on the public BY
makingtheir rules generally known,
DIS it. is becoming quite fashionable
for every ptddllng chap to plead the
rules On) his employer. When a
good natured employer allows his
hand to fritter away the heat OF the
day and then h:SS illT rfG tire
cool of the afternoon according to
the rules OF his order, he feels that
he has been the loser in not know
ing the "~rules' before hand. What
are the rules
The foreman of the DEMO
GRAFT STAR was the recipient OF a
Sprenade last Monday night from
the Scranton string baud for which
favor he returns his sincere thanks.
"Music exalts each joy. allays each grief,
Expels diseases, softens every pain,
Subdues tho rage of poison and OF
plaques"
Our marine ways are fast gain
ing ground judging from the num-
Der of large and heavy vessels that
come in Tor repairs. The steamer
Alabama, of Mobile, "a launched
from the ways of Mr.. p. Blanchard
last Saturday, where she was re-
paired with satisfaction and dis.
match. Who knows but in a few
years this will be a great ship build
ing port, as IN truth it ought TO be.
Scranton needs a first. class
protestant school. There are at
least Same so or 100 children here
whose parents are able to keep
them in school eight months IN the
year.. The patrons should make a
a united effort to secure the seTvi-
cps of a good teacher who would
work to build up and maintain a
good school. We want a man of
brain, pluck and nerve aud such we
ought to have. We would then
soon have a good academy and an
important accession 10 our town
now much needed.
The Board of Supervisors, dur
ing their meeting last week, made
considerable revision in the assess
ment rolls. Very little was done in
the way OF reductions, but tue ex.
tensive raises will materially in.
crease the total valuation Of Jack
sou county real estate. From q
casual scanning Of the books We be-
Iieve the Board made an honest
effort to equalize fairly and justly.
Nearly il not all the 5 and 10 cent
lands we're raised TO 20 cent, aud
some of the % cents TO one dollar.
As soon as the clerk has refOOted
the books we will give the total
raise aud increase of revenue to
accrue thefefrOm.
The military encampment at
Camp Henry, Pass Christian, was
thing of life last week. The attend
ance was not as large as it might
have been of the MALTA OF Missis-
sippi and Louisiana, but quite In.
terestiug as it might have been OF